Deciphering AI from Human Generated Text: The Behavioral Approach

One of the most important elements of building a well-functioning AI model is consistent human feedback. When generative AI models are trained by human annotators, they serve as more effective tools for the end user, which in turn helps drive progress towards a brighter future. The more behavioral signals we can measure, the higher the chance we have of creating quality …

Appen Strengthens Leadership Team with Key Executive Hires to Support Continued Growth

Sydney, NSW Australia – August 13, 2019 – Appen, a leader in the development of human-annotated training data used to build and continuously improve the world’s most innovative artificial intelligence systems, announces the hiring of two executives to its leadership team. Jon Kondo, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing; and Roc Tian, Senior Vice President of China, will support Appen’s …

Appen to Acquire Figure Eight to Create Industry-Leading Solution for High-Quality Machine Learning Training Data

Sydney – March 11, 2019 – Appen Limited, a global leader in the provision of high-quality, human-annotated datasets for machine learning and AI, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Figure Eight, a best-in-class machine learning software platform which uses automated tools to transform unlabeled text, image, audio and video data into high-quality AI training data. This …